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| 29 news tagged NAND flash controller |
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Silicon Motion 3Q09 sales up 14% sequentially with narrower loss Oct 30, 15:22 Silicon Motion Technology, a fabless design house specializing in low-power IC solutions for consumer electronics devices, has announced net sales for the third quarter of 2009 increased 14% on quarter to US$23.1 million. GAAP net loss for the quarter decreased to US$4.7 million or US$0.16 per diluted ADS, compared to a loss of US$6.2 million or US$0.22 per diluted ADS in the second quarter. Read more |
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3S lands flash card controller orders from Kingston Oct 16, 14:05 Solid State System (3S) has secured orders for memory card controllers from Kingston Technology, expecting the new orders to be its major growth driver in 2010, according to the company. Read more |
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SanDisk reportedly seeking extra NAND flash controllers and packaging support from Taiwan makers Oct 1, 12:20 SanDisk is reportedly seeking additional supplies of NAND flash controller chips and support for backend packaging capacity from Taiwan makers for the production of microSD cards, according to industry sources. Read more |
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Memory module makers to see revenue growth in September Sep 28, 15:54 Taiwan-based memory module makers A-Data Technology, Power Quotient International (PQI) and Transcend Information are expected to enjoy revenue growth on year in September 2009, thanks to a recent rally in memory prices, according to market watchers. Read more |
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Genesys to mass produce USB 3.0 controllers in 1Q10 Sep 17, 11:35 Genesys Logic is scheduled to start mass production of controller chips for USB 3.0 card readers, thumb drives and SATA2 bridge devices in the first quarter of 2010, according to company spokesperson Chin-Te Wang. The USB controller designer will be mainly outsourcing its USB 3.0 solutions to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC). Read more |
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Toshiba reportedly adds new NAND flash controller supplier Sep 11, 10:50 Taiwan-based IC designer Integrated Technology Express (ITE) is said to have received flash memory card controller orders from Toshiba, raising speculation about whether the Japan-based vendor is looking to diversify its sources for NAND flash controller chips. Read more |
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Alcor Micro cuts into Lenovo supply chain for card readers Sep 7, 16:18 Alcor Micro has secured orders of card reader controller ICs from Lenovo, according to the company, saying it expects revenues for September 2009 to grow 5-10% on month. Read more |
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Flash controller maker Skymedi to slash capital, spin off non-core business Aug 26, 15:06 Taiwan-based Skymedi has announced plans to downsize its capital by 40%, and spin off its multimedia processor division to form a wholly-owned subsidiary in order to strengthen its core business. Read more |
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Phison cuts into Microsoft supply chain for Zune HD Newswatch - Aug 26, 12:03 Phison Electronics has recently confirmed it is shipping controller chips for Microsoft's new Zune HD portable media player, which will hit store shelves on September 15. Read more |
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Alcor Micro sets private placement share price Aug 24, 16:44 IC design house Alcor Micro has set the price of its private placement for seven million shares at NT$39.35 (US$1.20) per share, with market observers expecting the company to see subscribers from both new strategic partners and existing shareholders. Read more |
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Phison to mass produce new controller for SDXC cards in September Aug 24, 14:50 Phison Electronics has said it is scheduled to mass produce new SD card controllers supporting SD version 3.0 in September. The new chips also include one for Toshiba's upcoming SDXC memory cards. Read more |
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Phison says controllers supporting Toshiba 32nm NAND are ready Aug 21, 16:29 Phison Electronics has said that its new NAND flash controller chips for USB flash drives and memory cards are all ready to support Toshiba's 32nm process technology. The Taiwan-based controller IC designer is preparing to go into mass production at any time. Read more |
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Phison expects 3Q09 gross margin to grow on memory card prices Aug 10, 14:46 Phison Electronics, which specializes in NAND flash controller ICs, has said it expects the recent rally in memory card prices to contribute to gross margin growth in the third quarter of 2009. Revenues for the quarter are estimated to grow 20% sequentially, according to the company. Read more |
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Silicon Motion announces controllers supporting Micron 34nm MLC flash Jul 2, 11:02 Silicon Motion Technology has obtained validation for its new flash memory controllers that support Micron's 34nm multi-level cell (MLC) flash product family, according to the company. The validated Silicon Motion products include SM2682/SM2682LT SD controllers, SM2232/SM2234 CF controllers, SM2235/SM2242 SSD controllers and SM3251/SM3252 USB flash drive controllers, all of which are in mass production. Read more |
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Transcend to increase investment in flash controller IC designer Jun 17, 11:24 Memory module maker Transcend Information plans to increase its stake in Alcor Micro by subscribing to part of the seven million new shares to be issued by the NAND flash controller IC design house, according to industry sources. Read more |
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Skymedi supplies eMMC for HTC, Nokia and Garmin, sources say Jun 15, 12:05 Taiwan's Skymedi, a memory controller IC maker, has recently cut into the supply chains of High Tech Computer (HTC), Nokia and Garmin with its eMMC products, according to industry sources. Read more |
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NAND flash market to turn more positive in 3Q09, says Phison chairman Jun 4, 12:18 The NAND flash market will be brighter in the third quarter because customers began placing orders at the beginning of June, according to Khein Seng Pua, chairman of Phison Electronics. As long as demand picks up, the market will start to be activated. Read more |
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NAND flash controller supplier 3S develops MEMS microphone chip May 27, 12:20 Solid State System (3S), a Taiwan-based NAND flash controller design house, has recently developed its first single-chip design MEMS microphone, a company spokesperson has confirmed. The company is set to kick off volume production at United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), which has provided customized processes for CMOS image sensor (CIS) designers, in the third quarter of 2009. Read more |
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Phison prepays US$40 million for NAND flash chips May 27, 11:26 NAND flash controller IC specialist Phison Electronics, which also produces memory card readers and portable drives, has prepaid a total of US$40 million for NAND flash chips so far in 2009, according to company filings with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE). Read more |
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Silicon Motion net sales down 33% in 1Q09, but losses narrow May 12, 17:07 Silicon Motion Technology, a fabless semiconductor company specializing in low-power IC solutions for consumer electronics devices, saw net sales for the first quarter of 2009 decrease 33% sequentially, but losses narrow. Read more |
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NAND flash controller supplier 3S swings to profit in 1Q09 May 11, 12:17 Solid State System (3S), a NAND flash controller design house invested by Toshiba and Kingston Technology, swung back to profitability in the first quarter of 2009, with net income of NT$10.86 million (US$0.33 million) on sales of NT$171 million for the period, compared to net loss of NT$18.05 million on revenues of NT$170 million for the fourth quarter of 2008. Read more |
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Kingston to invest more in Phison May 11, 12:08 Taiwan's Phison Electronics, which specializes in NAND flash controller designs, has announced that Kingston Technology will invest NT$658 million (US$20.23 million) through private placement to increase its share in the company to 6.5% from the current 2.4%. Read more |
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Hynix, Numonyx and Phison team to co-develop NAND solutions May 7, 10:09 Hynix Semiconductor, Numonyx and Phison Electronics have announced that they have signed a collaboration agreement to jointly develop controllers for the next generation of managed-NAND solutions based on the newly-released JEDEC eMMC 4.4 industry specification. Read more |
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Phison inventory value up on NAND flash price rally Apr 30, 17:12 The recent rally in NAND flash prices has boosted the value of Phison Electronics' inventory value, according Khein Seng Pua, chairman of the NAND flash controller IC design house. Read more |
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SiS subsidiary releases SSD controllers Feb 26, 16:15 LinkVast Technologies, a subsidiary of Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS), on February 25 launched two solid-state drive (SSD) controllers – LVT820 and LVT815. The new memory controllers can be applied in notebooks, netbook PCs and embedded systems, and other specific system applications. Read more |
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Phison sets private placement; draws more investment from Kingston Feb 4, 16:47 NAND flash controller IC designer Phison Electronics plans to issue new shares through private placement to raise additional capital and draw new strategic partners, the company has said via a filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE). Meanwhile, the company has also drawn further investment from memory-module specialist Kingston Technology as part of an earlier private placement. Read more |
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Phison: Easing inventory to help improve 4Q profits, despite negative outlook for NAND flash market Nov 11, 11:45 NAND flash controller IC design house Phison Electronics will see sequentially-improved profits in the fourth quarter of 2008, buoyed by easing low-priced inventory plus currency exchange gains from its non-core business sector, according to company general manager Khein-Seng Pau. Phison expects recovery to take place progressively from this quarter, noted Pau, adding that the company will concentrate on contribution from its new-technology product line. Read more |
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Afatech ships record amount of NAND flash controllers in 3Q08 Oct 9, 14:57 NAND flash controller maker Afa Technologies (Afatech) has said that its shipments of flash controller chips hit a record high of over 30 million units in the third quarter of this year. Read more |
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Kingston takes 10% stake at NAND flash controller designer 3S Aug 11, 11:03 NAND flash controller design house Solid State System (3S) announced that Kingston Technology has taken a 10% stake in the company via a private placement as expected. By forging the investment ties, 3S anticipates that the synergy will help strengthen its position in the NAND flash supply chain. Read more |
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